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Gary Nilsson, president of Local 1365 in North Andover, Mass., is back on solid foods as the issue involving laid-off Lucent workers that led him to a hunger strike July 1 heads to arbitration.

Workplace safety and health rules have taken a huge hit under the Bush administration, most without input from labor and few generating any media coverage, a comprehensive Washington Post series reported this week.

As expected, CWA's neutrality and card check recognition agreement with Verizon Wireless expired August 17 with no prospect of renewing - let alone improving - the language negotiated as part of the 2000 round of Verizon bargaining.

Members of a new CWA local were in the process of ratifying its first contract as the Newsletter went to press - and of celebrating the addition of another 250 members - District 7 President John Thompson reported.

CWA local presidents representing passenger service agents at US Airways continue to press management for a good faith response to proposals the union has made in response to the airline's call for cost reductions.